Sharon Perkins, RN, has been a registered nurse, mostly in maternal-child health, for 30 years, a mother to five children for much longer, and a grandmother of three for the 14 best years of her life. Stefan Korn is a father and New Zealand-based Internet entrepreneur. Scott Lancaster looked after his daughter full-time for the first two years of her life and experienced being a stay-at-home dad (SAHD).

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• Introduction 1Part 1: From Here to Paternity: Conception to Birth 5CHAPTER 1: Fatherhood 7CHAPTER 2: Getting Pregnant 27CHAPTER 3: Pregnancy: A Drama in Three Acts 41CHAPTER 4: Preparing for a Baby in the House 61CHAPTER 5: It’s Showtime! Birth 89Part 2: The First Year 109CHAPTER 6: Being Dad to a Newborn 111CHAPTER 7: The First Three Months 137CHAPTER 8: Months Three to Six 161CHAPTER 9: Months Six to Twelve 183Part 3: The Toddler Years 207CHAPTER 10: Toddling Toward Two: Months 12–24 209CHAPTER 11: Charging Toward Three: Months 24–36 233CHAPTER 12: Adding to Your Family 251Part 4: The Preschool Years 263CHAPTER 13: Fun and Games 265CHAPTER 14: Health and Nutrition 281CHAPTER 15: Getting an Education 305Part 5: What Happens When 319CHAPTER 16: Being a Stay-at-Home Dad 321CHAPTER 17: Serious Illness and Losing Your Baby 331CHAPTER 18: Disabilities, Disorders, and Special Conditions 349CHAPTER 19: Separation and Divorce 363Part 6: The Part of Tens 389CHAPTER 20: Ten Ways to Improve Your Partner’s Pregnancy Experience 391CHAPTER 21: Ten Ways to Bond with Your Newborn Baby 397CHAPTER 22: Ten Ways to Engage with a Toddler 403Part 7: Appendixes 409APPENDIX A: Resources for Dads 411APPENDIX B: Glossary 417Index 431

Sharon Perkins, RN, has been a registered nurse, mostly in maternal-child health, for 30 years, a mother to five children for much longer, and a grandmother of three for the 14 best years of her life. Stefan Korn is a father and New Zealand-based Internet entrepreneur. Scott Lancaster looked after his daughter full-time for the first two years of her life and experienced being a stay-at-home dad (SAHD).

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• Introduction 1Part 1: From Here to Paternity: Conception to Birth 5CHAPTER 1: Fatherhood 7CHAPTER 2: Getting Pregnant 27CHAPTER 3: Pregnancy: A Drama in Three Acts 41CHAPTER 4: Preparing for a Baby in the House 61CHAPTER 5: It’s Showtime! Birth 89Part 2: The First Year 109CHAPTER 6: Being Dad to a Newborn 111CHAPTER 7: The First Three Months 137CHAPTER 8: Months Three to Six 161CHAPTER 9: Months Six to Twelve 183Part 3: The Toddler Years 207CHAPTER 10: Toddling Toward Two: Months 12–24 209CHAPTER 11: Charging Toward Three: Months 24–36 233CHAPTER 12: Adding to Your Family 251Part 4: The Preschool Years 263CHAPTER 13: Fun and Games 265CHAPTER 14: Health and Nutrition 281CHAPTER 15: Getting an Education 305Part 5: What Happens When 319CHAPTER 16: Being a Stay-at-Home Dad 321CHAPTER 17: Serious Illness and Losing Your Baby 331CHAPTER 18: Disabilities, Disorders, and Special Conditions 349CHAPTER 19: Separation and Divorce 363Part 6: The Part of Tens 389CHAPTER 20: Ten Ways to Improve Your Partner’s Pregnancy Experience 391CHAPTER 21: Ten Ways to Bond with Your Newborn Baby 397CHAPTER 22: Ten Ways to Engage with a Toddler 403Part 7: Appendixes 409APPENDIX A: Resources for Dads 411APPENDIX B: Glossary 417Index 431